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So if he announced alternator failure at 15:33 local; how much more time was it when he was on final approach and said that he had "Power Failure" and No Glide Slope? Is it possible, that he lost all of his navigation capabilities when the battery ran down? We don't know yet what load shedding...
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John Ylinen
on 25 Oct 2008
Filed under: accident, speculation, fatal, LSZH, fatal accident #42, Switzerland, Zurich
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We are, of course, a long way from putting all the pieces of this tragic puzzle together but we already have important food for thought especially with regard to decision making. I don't for a minute mean to criticize the pilot in this accident. On the contrary, from what I understand so far I can...
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Larry James
on 25 Oct 2008
Filed under: accident, speculation, fatal, LSZH, fatal accident #42, Switzerland, Zurich
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Rick, yes, I have at least an idea where approximately the accident was. Go to Google Earth, search for LSZH. You'll see the airport from above. Rwy 14 is the northernmost of the 3 runways. Zoom in to the approach end, until you can read 14 on the runway, then tilt the view. You can see the approach...
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Timm Preusser
on 25 Oct 2008
Filed under: accident, speculation, fatal, LSZH, fatal accident #42, Switzerland, Zurich
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[quote user="Larry James"] [quote user="wiedmam"] [/quote] The aircraft eventually ended up west of runway 14 where it banked first left then right at low altitude over the ground. This maneuver brought the aircraft north of the threshold of 14 where it struck the ground crossways...
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Fabio Freitas
on 25 Oct 2008
Filed under: accident, speculation, fatal, LSZH, fatal accident #42, Switzerland, Zurich